Assembly Bill A1177A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in the city of New York to opt out of planned city tree planting

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1177 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1456
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28-b, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10060, S7375
2019-2020: A855, S4739
2021-2022: A745, S130
2023-2024: S912

2017-A1177 - Summary

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in the city of New York to opt out of planned city tree planting.

2017-A1177 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1177
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing  owners
   of certain residential real property, in cities of the first class, to
   opt  out  of  tree  planting conducted by such cities on adjacent city
   property

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
 28-b to read as follows:
   § 28-B. LIMITATION ON PLANNED MUNICIPAL TREE PLANTING ON CITY  PROPER-
 TY;  CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS.  ANY OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,
 THAT IS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OWNER  OCCUPIED  AND  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR
 RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, ANY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OF A RESIDENTIAL COOP-
 ERATIVE THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, AND ANY BOARD
 OF  MANAGERS  OF  A CONDOMINIUM THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL
 PURPOSES MAY ELECT TO OPT-OUT OF A PLAN TO PLANT A TREE OR TREES  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  A  SYSTEMATIC STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY A CITY OF
 THE FIRST CLASS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 SEVEN  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW, ON PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH CITY
 THAT IS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB OF THE  ROADWAY,  ADJACENT  TO
 THE  PROPERTY  LINE  OF  SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. SUCH CITY SHALL
 PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS, COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD
 OF MANAGERS OF A PLANNED TREE PLANTING  AND  SHALL  GRANT  THE  PROPERTY
 OWNERS,  COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD OF MANAGERS THIRTY DAYS WITHIN
 WHICH TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF THEIR DESIRE TO OPT-OUT OF THE PLANNED  TREE
 PLANTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01252-01-7

2017-A1177A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1456
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28-b, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10060, S7375
2019-2020: A855, S4739
2021-2022: A745, S130
2023-2024: S912

2017-A1177A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in the city of New York to opt out of planned city tree planting.

2017-A1177A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1177--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing owners
   of certain residential real property, in the city of New York, to  opt
   out of tree planting conducted by such city on adjacent city property
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general city law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 28-b to read as follows:
   §  28-B. LIMITATION ON PLANNED MUNICIPAL TREE PLANTING ON CITY PROPER-
 TY; CITY OF NEW YORK.  ANY OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,  THAT  IS
 IN  WHOLE OR IN PART OWNER OCCUPIED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL
 PURPOSES, ANY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OF A RESIDENTIAL COOPERATIVE  THAT
 IS  USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, AND ANY BOARD OF MANAGERS
 OF A CONDOMINIUM THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES  MAY
 ELECT  TO  OPT-OUT  OF  A  PLAN  TO  PLANT A TREE OR TREES PURSUANT TO A
 SYSTEMATIC STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF NEW  YORK
 ON PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH CITY THAT IS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB
 OF  THE  ROADWAY, ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL
 PROPERTY. SUCH CITY SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS,  COOP-
 ERATIVE  CORPORATION OR BOARD OF MANAGERS OF A PLANNED TREE PLANTING AND
 SHALL GRANT THE PROPERTY OWNERS, COOPERATIVE  CORPORATION  OR  BOARD  OF
 MANAGERS  THIRTY DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF THEIR DESIRE TO
 OPT-OUT OF THE PLANNED TREE PLANTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01252-03-7

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